With more than 20 years in the consulting field, Eric leads BSR's global consulting practice to design and implement sustainability strategies that create business value by addressing some of the world’s greatest challenges.
In addition to advising the CEOs and senior teams of several global companies, Eric plays a lead role on a number of BSR’s collaborative initiatives, including the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance, the Net Positive Project, and Future of Fuels, as well as our work with the We Mean Business coalition.
Prior to joining BSR, Eric worked with the Natural Step in San Francisco, accelerating sustainability through strategic counsel on a broad range of corporate responsibility matters that included supply chain management and sustainable development. He also has served as vice president at the Boston Consulting Group and was a partner and founding member of the global consultancy Mitchell Madison Group.
Eric was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he earned an M.S. in Russian and East European Studies. He also holds a B.A. in Chemistry from Macalester College.
Insights From Eric Olson
- Getting to a Price on Carbon: Opportunities for a New Generation of Collaboration | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog
- Doing Business in 2030 | Nov 6, 2018 | Reports
- The Future of Sustainable Business | Aug 21, 2018 | Reports
- Redefining Sustainable Business: Radical Collaboration, Inside and Out | Sep 21, 2017 | Blog
- Walmart Is Still Drastically Cutting Its Emissions, No Matter What Trump Does | Feb 28, 2017 | News
- Walmart’s Climate Ambition Signals a New Market Reality | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog
- Inside Walmart’s 2025 Sustainability Goals | Nov 4, 2016 | News
- Zero Impact Isn’t Enough: Going ‘Net Positive’ for Global Sustainability | Aug 5, 2016 | News
- Sustainability and CSR: A Word about Terms | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog
- How Companies Can Create ‘Net Positive’ Products, Services, and Environmental Impacts | Jun 8, 2016 | News
- Major Businesses Join New Coalition to Go ‘Net-Positive’ | Jun 8, 2016 | News
- Corporate, Public Sectors Supporting Alternative Transportation Fuels | May 9, 2016 | News
- Fuel Tool Provides Free Data for Commercial Fleet Planning, Fuel Purchasing | May 6, 2016 | News
- Three Ways to Scale Climate-Smart Agriculture in the United States | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog
- Can Net Positive Help Inspire a Race to the Top? | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog
- Landscape Restoration: It’s Time | Dec 24, 2015 | News
- USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Recognizes Private Sector Leadership on Climate | Dec 2, 2015 | News
- Will A Paris Summit Yield Green Results? | Nov 16, 2015 | News
- How General Mills Worked with BSR to Set Ambitious, Science-Based Climate Targets | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
- General Mills Sets Ambitious Goal for Greenhouse Gas Cuts | Aug 30, 2015 | News
- The Sustainability Impacts of Fuel | Jan 27, 2015 | Reports
- Sustainable Trucking in Europe: Lessons from the BSR Spring Forum | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog
- BSR’s New Climate Strategy: Ambition + Collaboration = Impact | Apr 22, 2014 | Blog
- Avoiding the Unmanageable and Managing the Unavoidable: An Approach for Business on Climate | Oct 24, 2013 | Blog
- Obama’s Climate Plan and the Future of Energy: Part 2 | Jul 16, 2013 | Blog
- Obama’s Climate Plan and the Future of Energy: Part 1 | Jul 15, 2013 | Blog
- BSR’s Center for Sustainable Procurement: Year 1 Findings and Insights | Jun 18, 2013 | Reports
- BSR and the State of CSR: What We Mean When We Say ‘CSR’ | Feb 5, 2013 | Blog
- A Call for Collaboration in BSR Initiatives | Nov 20, 2012 | Blog
- The Future of Fuels Forecast | Oct 9, 2012 | Blog
- BSR at Rio: The Future of Fuels | Jun 15, 2012 | Blog
- BSR at Rio: Doing Our Part, or What to Look for in Rio | Jun 13, 2012 | Blog
- The Future of Fuels | Nov 29, 2011 | Blog
- Breaking Through Complexity to Take Action on Global Goods Transportation | Jun 14, 2011 | Blog
- BSR Conference 2010 Highlights: ‘Sustainability Is Core Business’ and More | Nov 9, 2010 | Blog
- Sustainable Consumption: Back to the Future…and a Call to Action | Jul 28, 2010 | Blog
- Sustainability Outlook 2020: Hyper-transparency and the New Global Supply Chain | May 26, 2010 | Blog
- Accelerating Through the Downturn | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog